WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration is reinstating 132 employees who were fired on February 14 after a federal judge in Maryland ordered their return, a union said on Monday.
The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union said the probationary employees who were fired as part of the Elon Musk-led DOGE team directed cuts will receive back pay and should return to duty status on March 20. “This is a win for public safety and for a critical workforce dedicated to the FAA’s mission,” the union said.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last month that the FAA cut 352 probationary employees out of about 45,000 total, but said none were in “safety critical” positions.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)
